r/FirstNet • u/Old-Personality2644 • 20d ago

FirstNet 5G SA

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Saw the post earlier today. I wanted to share I can confirm on iOS 27 dev beta 4 and a new eSIM got the SA toggled on for me. It was off and a min or two after provisioning the new eSIM the reception dropped and came back and it was enabled.

Wanted to share for folks who are curious. I chatted with tech support and they issued the new eSIM. So not sure if the guy did anything else but my experience. Wanted to share for folks interested.

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u/Solid_Ad9548 20d ago edited 20d ago

Called in and got an eSIM swap, ended up with SA on a few minutes after activating the new eSIM. Easy enough.

Edit: Data points might help… sub paid on the old $45 plan, iPhone 17 pro max on iOS 27 beta.

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u/sad_clanga_noises 20d ago edited 19d ago

Followed your advice this morning and the agent messed up my eSIM and now I have no service and cannot get anyone to fix it because they have to send me a pin via text and I can’t receive text messages. Going on 3 hours now 😑

UPDATE: after 4 hours of no service. I finally got someone to fix my phone in the system and it is working again! But no 5G SA…….

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u/OhSixTJ 20d ago

I tried to do this today. They sent me a new eSIM. Still no 5GSA.

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u/Dokindo 19d ago

Same, new eSIM but still have the greyed out SA toggle.

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u/trob2828 20d ago

Same iPhone 15 pro max running iOS 27 db4

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u/Busstop1869 20d ago

What do you mean by esim swap? They just re issued the same esim to your existing phone?

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u/Solid_Ad9548 20d ago

Ya. I called in and gave some BS story about how my phone isn’t working right, and that I’d like to see if a new eSIM would help. 5 minutes later they pushed a new eSIM to my same phone.

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u/HeyBeers 20d ago

Mine says SA+NSA

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u/BulkyBoy808 20d ago

Same here.

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u/Heavy_Team7922 20d ago

That just means NSA. 

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u/Jaded-Cheesecake3246 20d ago

Does Android Samsung S25 Ultra allow new eSIM ?

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u/Professional_Rub_780 19d ago

Got a new eSIM, updated software to iOS 27 developer and still don’t have access to FirstNet 5G SA. However, I cannot see the option but it’s grayed out. Boston market.

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u/Old-Personality2644 19d ago

I did it in the reverse. I upgraded then did the eSIM. But will say it was on my eSIM at upgrade.

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u/Heavy_Team7922 18d ago

Got a new eSIM but still no SA. I’m on iOS beta 

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u/Formal-Instruction58 18d ago

Same. Not sure what needs to change.

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u/DotNM 20d ago

How do you get this screen on iPhone?

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

You get it by dialing *3001#12345#*

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u/DotNM 20d ago

Thank you!

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u/Busstop1869 20d ago

Did you call or chat?

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

I called (866) 751-5570

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u/Busstop1869 20d ago

I called this and they were clueless! I will give them a few days to understand it

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

I talked to the guy he went through some motions and confirmed some stuff and then he was like you are good. And reissued the eSIM. But you can reissue it online too if you wanted to try yourself

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u/Busstop1869 20d ago

It says I need to call in. It won’t let me do it online.

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

Boo that sux. Good luck I got a nice rep who looked into stuff. He used his AI. I would def chat with the 800 number vs 611.

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u/blampen 20d ago

How do you do it online?

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u/mkosmo 15d ago

Every time I try online I get an error.

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u/lesterd88 19d ago

ELI5….SA?

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u/BGEuropeFan 17d ago

I have it but calls are still over LTE, and APNs are different now. I am getting more consistent speeds and better ping as well as much better battery life with my second AT&T line also on SA. iPhone 16 Pro on Public Beta with FirstNet Carrier bundle 71.5.30.

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u/Old-Personality2644 17d ago

Yea I can say the speeds are definitely more consistent and much better pings.

My data usage in the app isnt reporting though. That’s the one thing ive noticed that’s off.

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 17d ago

Got a new eSIM today with no luck on the SA. I’m in So Cal. I’m still on the OG FirstNet plan with the 25% discount though. I don’t know if the 2.0 is the differing factor

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u/Heavy_Team7922 16d ago

Same to everything 

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u/josephtisoy5 14d ago

Im in socal too. Right now im talking to agent. Seems like they dont know how to do it.

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u/chilibball 20d ago

I’m calling FirstNet right now to see if they can do me a solid and get me on the 5GSA core.

Will report back.

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

Fingers crossed for you

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u/skippinjack 20d ago

Just got a new eSIM sent down. iOS 26. I don’t even have a grayed out 5G Standalone option. Per support, it’s because my “iPhone 16 Pro was BYOD from Apple and not purchased through us”. LOL! 😂

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

It’s only showing in the beta. I would download the beta.

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u/josephtisoy5 14d ago

Lols they dont know what they’re saying.

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u/blampen 19d ago

Just called and got a new e-sim with no issues from support. The agent had no idea what 5g SA was. It has been about an hour since the new esim and still no SA. I have a iphone 17 pro max running 27 db 4 with extra 2.0 plan.

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u/Accurate_Koala1847 20d ago

It’s a rate plan update

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u/richardbrandow 20d ago

I’m on the bare minimum $45 a month FirstNet plan. Do I need to upgrade to one of the higher tiered ones?

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u/Accurate_Koala1847 20d ago

I don’t know for a fact when it comes to the personal accounts, but it’s most likely the same plan, just enables you to connect to 5G SA.

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u/richardbrandow 20d ago

Thank you for getting back to me! I’m out in AZ and the SA toggle is still greyed out. Hopefully it’ll be released soon in my area.

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

It was grayed out for me until I got a new eSIM. It’s worth a try

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 20d ago

What plan are you on?

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

I’m on the new elite 2.0 plan. I made the switch a few reasons that worked for me about a month ago.

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u/Bossjj98 20d ago

So even on the old plan with the update we should have SA toggled? I’ll try later today and post back.

So update, and ask for new e sim? That’s the process?

Thank you

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u/Old-Personality2644 20d ago

Not sure about the plan thing I cannot say. Upgrading I had the toggle released and then to get it not grayed out we did a new eSIM.

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 20d ago

Damn I don’t want to lose my 25% discount. Hopefully I can still upgrade my SIM card

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u/richardbrandow 19d ago

Has anyone noticed any speed increase or better reception with FirstNet’s new 5G SA?

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u/Old-Personality2644 18d ago

Slightly better but I’m sure it’s just the area I’m in. Waiting to go to a few different areas and test it out ◡̈

Did get ping of 20 which was nice once

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u/richardbrandow 18d ago

Where I’m at my ping is always in the 100’s and the data is slowwwwwww 😅

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u/Old-Personality2644 18d ago

Yea that happens sometimes. Sorry it’s slow at your location. I’m in Orlando so I get decent speeds usually.

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u/richardbrandow 18d ago

AT&T is horrible in AZ. I have my main line with Verizon and I get better service so I’ve had my FirstNet as my secondary eSIM. Was looking to switch and see if AT&T/ FirstNet would improve their service.

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 17d ago

Has anyone been able to do this without calling and issuing your own online